Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

February 14, 2003

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Published on February 14, 2003

Exhibit 99.2



STATEMENT REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of EMCORE Corporation (the
"Company") for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas G. Werthan,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that: 1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 2) the information contained
in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Thomas G. Werthan
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Thomas G. Werthan
February 14, 2003